Is There Any Problem With Taking Lexapro While On HIV Meds

...AIDS-related opportunistic infections (OIs) affecting the gut include: Cryptosporidiosis Microsporidiosis Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) Severe or long-lasting GI problems can lead to serious health problems and can prevent HIV drugs from entering the system and fighting HIV. It's best to report these symptoms to your health care provider to determine if they are a side effect of treatment or a symptom of...

...beneficial overall as daily dosing of some alternative form of testosterone). It is tough for me to say that one of your HIVmeds is a main cause or that switching to an alternative HIV drugs would likely help the problem. There is often a...
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I tested poz Jan. 97 and have been and remain "HIV+ asyptomatic". However, as time has progressed, as I've aged (I'm 46 years old now), and as I've had to add medications to my HIV meds for HIV and HIV medication side effects (e.g., Nexium, TriCor,...

I am curenntly on the HIV med ATRIPLA have been take it about 3 or 4 mounths now with little or no sfx but just recently had bad anxiety attack and had to go to the ER someone recmended Lexapro(escitalopram oxalate) is this safe to take with ATRIPLA?

Hallo David Wohl,First of all my compliments for your beard! It looks great on you!Maby you can help finding the right meds for me? I'm on haart for 2 years and three months now. The first year I was on Stocrin, Emtriva and Viread. But after a year...

...Dear Simon,I do not think your depression and fatigue is due to HIV medications. You have experienced these symptoms on a few different regimens, including some that are not associated with this
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...opportunistic infections, menopause or other GYN conditions. Other factors may include using some side effects of HIV drugs and other meds (like megestrol), street drugs (especially heroin and marijuana), and poor nutrition. Finally, body weight...
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...the central nervous system (CNS). The nerves and muscles are the peripheral (around the outside) nervous system. People with HIV disease can have several problems with the nervous system. A common problem is peripheral neuropathy. This can...
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...their viral load is high), eventually their immune system will weaken to the point that they may develop life-threatening health problems. If you're newly diagnosed, it can also be incredibly beneficial if you seek out support, get help from...
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...these metabolic changes,including HIV or the HIV drugs. Although you cannot see these changes, they cancause serious long-term health problems. High lipid levels: High levels of blood fats such as cholesterol andtriglycerides can increase...
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...town back in october, and they didn't know what they were doing. My numbers were not good ( cd4 99 VL 88K) but I didn't start meds they put me on antibiotics to prevent PCP but it only made me break out in a horrible full body rash. Anyway I...
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...go back to the doc until the 9th of this month for checkup. my last appt was 3 months ago. someone please tell me this is not hiv related. i know i have been stressed out, but everyone gets stressed out. i feel like i have brain damage....
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...My doctor recently diagnosed me with depression. It sort of hit me like a ton of bricks. She put me on lexapro 10mg and then switched me to 20 just last week. I think this is part to do with me explaining my fatigue during the day and
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